Dr Arkady Konovalov MA, PhD

Dr Arkady Konovalov

School of Psychology
Associate Professor

Contact details

Arkady Konovalov is a neuroeconomist interested in studying individual and social decision making using models of the choice process and value-based learning, applying methods of computational neuroscience such as response times modeling, fMRI, EEG, eye-tracking, and mouse-tracking.

Qualifications

PhD in Economics, The Ohio State University

MA in Economics, The Ohio State University

Biography

Arkady Konovalov obtained his MA and PhD degrees from the Ohio State University, where he received training in behavioral economics and cognitive psychology, working with Ian Krajbich, PJ Healy, and John Kagel. He then completed his postdoctoral training in decision neuroscience with Christian Ruff at the University of Zurich.

Postgraduate supervision

PhD Students interested in working on projects in neuroeconomics with Dr Konovalov should contact him regarding potential funding opportunities.

Dr Konovalov is also interested in working with postdocs who have training in decision making, computational modeling, and fMRI.

Research

Neuroeconomics, decision neuroscience, social neuroscience, behavioral economics, experimental economics, social interactions, strategic decisions, reinforcement learning, computational modeling, fMRI, EEG, eye tracking, mouse tracking.

Publications

Highlight publications

Konovalov, A 2018, '', Neuron.

Konovalov, A, Hill, C, Daunizeau, J & Ruff, CC 2021, '', Neuron, vol. 109, no. 20, pp. 3323-3337.e5.

Konovalov, A 2019, '', Judgment and Decision Making.

Konovalov, A 2016, '', Nature Communications.

Hu, J, Konovalov, A & Ruff, CC 2023, '', eLife, vol. 12, e80667.

Recent publications

Article

Lugrin, C, Konovalov, A & Ruff, CC 2025, '', Communications Psychology, vol. 3, no. 1, 39.

Bavard, S, Stuchl媒, E, Konovalov, A & Gluth, S 2024, '', PLoS Biology, vol. 22, no. 6, e3002686.

Bergmann, U & Konovalov, A 2023, '', Experimental Economics.

Konovalov, A & Krajbich, I 2023, '', The Economic Journal.

Konovalov, A 2020, '', Nature Communications.

Konovalov, A 2019, '', Organizational Research Methods.

Konovalov, A 2018, '', Current Opinion in Psychology.

Konovalov, A 2017, '', Neuron.

Preprint

Lugrin, C, Konovalov, A & Ruff, CC 2023 '' bioRxiv.

Review article

Konovalov, A & Ruff, CC 2022, '', Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, vol. 13, no. 1, e1559.